Conversations
South Asia Book Club: A History of Burning, Janika Oza

Name: South Asia Book Club: A History of Burning, Janika Oza
Start: 2026-04-05T11:00:00-0400
End: 2026-04-05T12:30:00-0400
Location: Royal Ontario Museum

Date

Sunday, Apr 5, 2026 11:00 - 12:30

Admission

$116.00 Regular Price

$108.00 Member Price

Price includes book.
Registration opens March 4.

Audience

Adults

book cover of A History of Burning and photo of Janika Oza

Date

Sunday, Apr 5, 2026 11:00 - 12:30

Admission

$116.00 Regular Price

$108.00 Member Price

Price includes book.
Registration opens March 4.

Audience

Adults

Janika Oza’s critically acclaimed book, A History of Burning, explores themes of culture and identity centered around one family across multiple generations. In this book club, we will delve deeper into how these themes are constructed and discuss their current relevance in Canada. Held over two meetings, first meeting, held virtually, will focus on providing participants with the greater historical context pertaining to the book. The second meeting will take place in person at ROM, where participants will have the unique opportunity to meet Janika Oza and pose questions directly to the author.

Dates

April 5, 11 AM - 12:30 PM - online on Zoom

May 3, 11 AM - 1 PM - onsite at ROM

Author

Janika Oza

Janika Oza is the author of the novel A History of Burning, which was winner of the 2024 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, a finalist for the 2023 Governor General's Award for Fiction and the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, and a New York Times Editor’s Choice. She is the winner of a 2022 O. Henry Award and the 2020 Kenyon Review Short Fiction Award and teaches creative writing at University of Toronto.